feather picking ?????

[Buckhunter]

any suggestions to help stop feather picking ????

We have several hens with big bald spots now and it doesnt seem to be going away ............... I guess the feathers would grow back ?????? .................. if the picking stopped ?????????

 

[swedishfish]

I was wondering this too!
I think I've seen things called peepers, that look like glasses with no clear part, so the birds can't see what they're pecking. It make it so they can't aim. I think....

 

[sovia]

Buckhunter,

There are lots of good posts on the forum regarding this subject. You should definitely do a search and read them. I had this problem last fall. It can be VERY difficult to break. I ended up rehoming/culling a good portion of my flock because of it. Just a couple things off the top of my head - give only BOSS for treats/hang cabbages, etc. to give them something to do/freerange if at all possible. I tried hot pick, axle grease, vicks vapor rub, you name it. And, I had a huge coop/run. I live in a place with a ton of predators, but, I finally decided I had enough with the picking and threw the run door open one day. What a change.

 

[Buckhunter]

well ......... I dont have to worry about the roo anymore ..........

My 11 month old german shepherd ate him today !!!

............. we've been letting them roam a lot lately to see if it helps

 

[highcountrychickens]

Rooster Booster Pick no more

love this stuff, and all of the stuff on this site - worked SO well for me!

Good luck

http://www.roosterboosterproducts.com/

 

[Ridgerunner]

Here's a thread I kept on the subject as I think it is very good.


https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=98165

 

[Clay In Iowa]

Pinless peepers worked like a charm. I had some serious picking. Most of my birds had bare butts and a few were getting bloody. I tried pine tar (recommended here) and Vicks (also recommended here). Neither worked very well. Pinless peepers did an amazing job. The picking stopped the second I put the peepers on. I left them on until they started to feather out again and then took them off. No problems at all. They've lost the urge to pick.

 

[Buckhunter]

what are pinless peepers ????? how do they work and where do you get them????